Moments D704: 22 Quotes

When I woke this morning, my niece had texted me a photo overnight:

That is her dorm room at university.  And all those little papers on the wall?  Those are quotes I stuffed into her highschool graduation card.  There were 22 quotes in fact. Each and everyone are on the wall beside her bed.

Wow.  How truly incredible.  That was the best warm fuzzy I've had in a long time.  What a fabulous way to start the day!

Moments knowing that loving your family is reciprocated.

Moments waking up the a warm fuzzy.

Moments D527: Indian Summer & Problem Solving

Today is as warm as a summer day - 25 degrees, on the second day of October.  Global warming?  Maybe.  Regardless, I'm happy to be sporting sandals still and not full on shoes.

Today was a challenging day in that I found out that a possible solution to a problem I have fell very, VERY flat.  Bummer.  Right?

Today's moment, other than pausing to enjoy the Indian Summer we are having, is all about picking myself up and dusting myself off to get back to solving the problem.  Sure, sure, I moaned and groaned  about it a wee bit first thing, but I did make my way back to the drawing board.  As Newt Gingrich once said:

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

And, before I knew it, I had a couple more options circling  'round.

Arizona stepped up with a couple of ideas and will continue to dig into it for me.  My RMT, also had a couple of suggestions.  Bottom line, with a little more digging, I'm sure a solution will present itself.  There is hope to finding a solution before it really become a problem.

Moments enjoying the warm fall weather.

Moments knowing that all is not lost, a solution will present itself - with some hard work.

I'm rolling up my sleeves.

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.
Thomas A. Edison 

Moments D428: Quotes

Tomorrow is my "nieces" graduation.  I've taken a half day off to go down to Welland and celebrate this milestone with her.  She has grown into an amazing young woman and I'm so very proud of her.

Today's moment, was my decision to write out 22 quotes to tuck into her graduation card.  They are inspiring reminders of the life that she is about to build for herself.

Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  Life the life you have imagined.  ~Henry David Thoreau.
2. Give light and people will find their way.  ~Ella Baker
3. Common sense is not so common.  ~Voltaire
4. You're off to great places, Today is your day!  Your mountain is waiting, So....get on your way.  ~Dr. Seuss
5. Hozoo'naa'n taa'aa ~ Navajo Saying  (Fly in beauty)
6. Dear past, thank you for the lessons.  Dear future, I am ready.  (Anonymous)
7. The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. ~Marcus Aurelius
8. Faith is the bird that feels he light when the dawn is still dark.  ~Rabindranath Tagore
9. Not all who wander are lost.  J.R.R. Tolken
10. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.  ~Dalai Lama
11. Inhale the future, exhale the past.  (Anonymous)
12. Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.  ~Charlotte Whitton
13. Don't look back, you're not going that way.  (Anonymous)
14. If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.  ~David Viscott
15. Action is the real measure of intelligence.  ~Napoleon Hill
16. By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.  ~Benjamin Franklin
17. Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is not path and leave a trail.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
18. Fear is what stops you, and courage is what keeps you going. (Anonymous)
19. To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.  ~Winston Churchill
20. Nii hozoo'anii'nii go'o hhozoo'naa s'aa  ~Navajo Saying  (In beauty this is finished, in beauty this begins.
21. Breathe light into darkness.  ~J.Pidgen
22. It's not always rainbows and butterflies.  Its compromise that moves us along. ~Maroon 5 Lyrics

Moments basking in pride for a loved one's accomplishments.

Moments sharing words of encouragement and inspiration.  

A quote to share

“In all of our lives there are days when we die a little, when we are wounded by loss or failure, or by fear, or by seeing the suffering of others for whom we are powerless to aid but are able to offer only pity.”

—	Dean R. Koontz - “Odd Apocalypse”